Garment hanger



board or thin wood or similar material, which Patented Aug. 21, 1945 ,U NITED TS P T NT GARMENT HANGER "Jerome'lIale'Rotheraine, Philadelphia, Pa. f JApplicationflDecember 10, 1943, Serial he; 513,668

2Claims. (011235 91) "My invention relates to I a garment hanger and relates particularl to a, hanger on which a coat, trousers, or a skirt may be held. I

Garment "hangers are made of heavy pressrenders them light in weight, capablefof being packed in a small space, and cheap to manufacture," but they all possess acertain disadvantage, in that they cause creases to appear in trousers 0r skirts which may be suspended therefrom.

It is an object of my invention to provide a garment hanger .that will not tend to crease trousers or skirts suspended therefrom.

It is another object of my invention to provide a garment hanger made entirely of scrap metal 15 which will support a coat, skirt, or trousers Without wrinkling any of the supported garments.

Another object of my invention is toprovide a garment hanger which will support considerable weight, and which will permit swivel movement 20 of the hanger with respect to the suspension means.

Another object of my invention is to provide a garment hanger that is'made of scrap metal and which is collapsible. I 25 Other objects of my invention are to provide an improved device of the character described, that is easily and economically produced, which is sturdy in construction and which ishighly efficient in operation.

With the above and related objects in,view, my invention consists in the details of construction and combination of. parts, as willbe more fully understood from the following description, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a garment hanger embodying my invention, wherein the hanger is fully extended.

Fig. 2 is .the back elevational View of Fig. 1.

Fig.- 3 is the frontelevational View of one of the jaws of the garment hanger.

Fig. 4 is an end elevational view of the garment hanger of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 1 wherein the clamping jaws are in closed position. I

Fig. 6 is a sectional view similar to Fig, 5 but wherein the clamping jaws are in open position.

Fig. '7 is a front View of one of the extensible portions of the jaw.

Fig. 8 is a top view of the extensible jaw por tion shown in Fig. '7. l

Fig. 9 is a front view of an intermediate link bei tween the supporting hook and the hanger, aswell as aclampi.

Fig. 1O is a sectional view taken on the line III-Ill of Fig. 9. I l Fig, ll'is aside elevation'al viewer Fig-. 9.

Fig. 12 is a I front elevation-a1 view of "the supporting hook.

Fig. .13is aside view of Fig, 12. i I Referring now in detail to the drawing I show in Figs. 1 and 2 a complete metal garment hanger embodying my invention wherein both'mens and women's suits can be supported without creasing the legs of the trousers or the skirt. The body .body members, the second being generally designated as A]. The two body members A and AI being positioned substantiallyparallelto one another are locked together at the upper end on projection I2 by the clamps and connecting member C,

The joining of the upperends of the metallic members A and AI results in the lower ends serving as jaws Ill, Illa which hereinafter will be further described.

The jaws I0, [0a are locked together by a pivotally mounted lock, generally designated as D, and upon the opening of the lock D the jaw I0, Illa will spring apart.

Within the jaw I0 are two horizontally positioned recesses I4, I4a which receive holding rivets I8, I8, the rivets I8 are fastened to extensible or slidable jaw members E, El, E2, and E3. The extensible jaw members E and El, are slidably attached, by means of the rivets I8 to the body A; and the extensible jaw members E2 and E3 are attached, by means of the rivets I8 to 'the body AI. The rivets I8 rigidly affixed to extensipositioned slots I4, I 4A, I6, and ISA respectively,

in the body jaws I0 and Illa. By virtue of the extensible members the hanger may be collapsed as when it is to be carried in a valise, or suitcase, and it may be extended to the width of mens trouser cuffs or a woman's skirt,

Each of the extensible jaws E, El, E2, and E3 are similarly constructed so a description of one will suflice as a description of the others. The jaw E is relatively thin at its body I I and tapers toward the end where a semi-circular support I IA is formed. The semi-circular tip support with its smooth edges prevents the metal from cutting into any garment hung upon the hook, and the jaw E is positioned parallel to and forms an extension for the body jaw 10.

The locking portion 24 is suitably spaced from its pivots 20, 2| by the integral connecting portion 26 so that when the locking portion 24 is released from contact with jaw Illa the resiliency of the body members will cause the jaws to spread. An extended handle or tip 28 on the lock D serves as an opening or closing handle.

Beads 30 on the end ofeach body member serve to add strength to the body members A and Al It is to be pointed out that each of the elements are stampings and are made of small pieces of scrap metal. Thus'a coat may be hung from the body of the hanger and trousers or skirts supported between the jaws l0 and 10a.

Similarly identified parts are parts of identical construction.

Although my invention has been described in considerable detail, such description is intended as illustrative rather than limiting, since the invention may be variously embodied, and the scope of the invention is to be determined as claimed.

I claim as my invention:

1. A garment hanger comprising coat supporting members fixedly connected together at their upper end, a pair of trouser or skirt clamping members integrally formed on said coat supporting memher, said clamping members having a slot therein, a jaw at each end of each clamping member, means to lock said clamping members together, said locking means comprising a, hook pivoted on one of said clamping members and the hook being adapted to engage said other member to close the members, each of said jaws having a semi-circular I extension thereon at its free end, and means whereby each jaw may be extended, said means comprising a rivet on each jaw longitudinally movable in a slot in one of said clamping members.

2, A combination garment hanger comprising two stamped metal members fixedly connected together at one end, an integrally formed trouser clamping member attached to each of said members, a pivotally mounted hook to lock said two members together, said hook being pivoted on one member and being adapted to look over said other member, each of said members having horizontal slots therein, and an extendable jaw at each end of each stamped member, each of said jaws having a, rounded edge to support a garment, and each of said jaws having two rivets adjacent one end and. said rivets being slidable in one of said horizontal slots.

JEROME HALE ROTHERAINE. 

